Peins
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| name = Peins
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Peins Gertrudiskerk.jpg
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| image_caption = St Gertrude's church
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| image_map = Map NL Frjentsjerteradiel Peins.png
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| map_caption = Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Waadhoeke
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 4.06
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8812JH |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 4 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 0.3
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=4 April 2022}}
| population_total = 260
| population_density_km2 = auto
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Peins is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2018.{{Cite web |title=Peins (Waadhoeke, Friesland / Fryslân, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/netherlands/friesland/waadhoeke/0169__peins/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} Up to 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Pesinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Pese (person)".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/peins |title=Peins - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=nl}} Peins is a terp (artificial living hill) living which probably dates from the beginning of our era. The clay wall to Franeker which later turned into a road. The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1300 and was extensively modified in 1865.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0144.php |title=Peins |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9476 4 |language=nl |access-date=4 April 2022}} The tower was replaced in 1912.
Peins was home to 168 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/peins |title=Peins |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Overzicht voorgevel verenigingsgebouw - Peins - 20345400 - RCE.jpg |House in Peins
References
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{{Dutch municipality Waadhoeke}}
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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